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Tragedy to Triumph

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Girl reaches out with both hands to touch a boy's face, white cane leaning against her shoulder. Caption. You have a nice face, but sad.

Felix harasses a blind girl in his high school. Through a series of mysterious events, he finds himself blind and sent back to 1935, where he meets Helen Keller and Annie Sullivan. Felix lives with them and learns about blindness, "seeing" with his heart, and kindness. Sight restored, he applies the lessons learned. Stars deaf actress Phyllis Frelich.

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    Jordan G.
    April 6th, 2020 at 07:04 PM

    My deaf nephew loved this so much he asked me to watch it. Truly a great way to show compassion and love.

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    Dawn S. (Merill, MI)
    December 11th, 2019 at 07:53 AM

    Best way to teach kindness and compassion

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    DEBBRA B. (Mukwonago, WI)
    June 28th, 2015 at 09:13 PM

    I show this movie every time I do a thematic unit on Deaf/Blind. The students love it and learn a lot about Helen Keller and Anne Sullivan. They have demonstrated a more sensitive perspective of people with disabilities. :)

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